Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly
by Print & PDF by PrintFriendly · Email & Marketing
The #1 Print, PDF, Email button. Stylish, full featured, customizable. Add custom header, footer, and more.
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈25K estimated
Momentum
-10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “email” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
84 health vs 66 average across 2,121 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 2.3M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 51 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 237 reviews, smoothed to 3.85★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.7
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| print button your tag | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| pdf button your tag | #5 | #5 | up 1 |
| print your tag | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| print to pdf | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| pdf print | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| add print button | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| pdf your tag | #17 | #17 | up 1 |
| print page | #10 | #14 | 0 |
| add pdf button | #10 | #7 | 0 |
| pdf to post | #16 | #14 | down 1 |
| post to pdf | #19 | #14 | down 3 |
| wp to pdf | #20 | #22 | down 3 |
| wp pdf | #20 | #21 | down 3 |
| page to pdf | #20 | #18 | 0 |
| pdf plugin | #22 | #20 | down 4 |
| wordpress pdf | #23 | #21 | down 2 |
| wordpress to pdf | #23 | #21 | — |
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
91 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 74 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “email” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 46.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v5.5.13 · 11 Sep 2026
94
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 81% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Jun 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gilcantinelli1.5y ago
Ne fonctionne pas sans abonnement !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ teoriweb2.4y ago
Easy to implement, has nice CSS options for styling but the final page is messed up. I just wanted the image printed or pdfed, but it adds menu items to the print page. Also redirects you to printfriendly website with a lot of Ads spam from all directions. Started trial to see if it removes the adds and adds new capabilities. It doesn’t, ads are still there and are very annoying. Not suitable for corporate websites, even pro version has ads. There are options for print and pdf but they all go to the same page and you decide what to do once you arrive to that page. Didn’t like it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ infofabio2.7y ago
Can’t save options to show front end buttons.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ devopscit2.8y ago
Excellent plugin, I look forward to any updates in the future, and I appreciate your team, Meanwhile, I look forward to the integration of the background image for the generated PDFs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Frank Spade3.2y ago
It gives you more then you may expect. Very useful plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vurvargurgar3.2y ago
prompting users to install browserplugins to print better..wtf. this is borderline spyware.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fade103.8y ago
It works very well and is very useful – thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ timofran4.4y ago
Very good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 5.5.11 Security fix: prevent stored XSS via the Content Position CSS (button alignment) option (CVE-2026-9738). Hardening: consistently escape option output across the settings screens. 5.5.11
- — Version 5.5.10 Tested against 7.0 5.5.10
- — Version 5.5.9 Security fix: prevent stored XSS via Custom CSS option. 5.5.9
- — Version 5.5.8 Maintenance release. 5.5.8
- — Version 5.5.7 Added GPL license to plugin header and readme. 5.5.7
- — Version 5.5.6 Bugfixes 5.5.6
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.5.13). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly <= 5.5.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'content_position_css' Parameter ↗2026-07-10 CVE-2026-9738 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.5.10 Patched in 5.5.11
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly <= 5.5.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings ↗2023-10-12 CVE-2023-25032 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.5.1 Patched in 5.5.2
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly <= 5.2.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-05-30 CVE-2022-0663 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 5.2.3 Patched in 5.2.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 67 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 43 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The #1 Print, PDF, Email button. Stylish, full featured, customizable. Add custom header, footer, and more."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Print Friendly & PDF Official Support").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for publishers", "use this").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,713 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "pdf button", "print button" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-09 30K+ → 20K+ down after 645 days in tier
- 2023-03-05 40K+ → 30K+ down after 934 days in tier
- 2020-08-13 50K+ → 40K+ down after 677 days in tier
- 2018-10-06 60K+ → 50K+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP-Print 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
PDF Forms Filler for CF7 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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